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What’s really behind the so-called ‘Spirit of Christmas’?

CultureDecember 23, 2022

We hear a lot about the “Spirit of Christmas” this time of year. What does it actually mean? Often, it’s mistaken for jingles, parties, caroling, twinkling lights, decorations, gifts, feasting and other holiday happenings. While these are certainly

EDITORIAL: Alaska’s GOP lawmakers must not abandon traditional marriage

CultureDecember 17, 2022

Many conservatives were skeptical when State Senator Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak) claimed that the Democratic-controlled bipartisan coalition in the Alaska Senate would avoid divisive issues and stick to things like passing a budget and funding essential services.

New Mat-Su legislator claims most Republicans are fine with gay ‘marriage’

CultureDecember 15, 2022

Jesse Sumner, who recently won election as a Republican state representative for the Mat-Su, claims that he and the majority of Alaska Republicans are no longer interested in defending the state’s constitutional definition of marriage as “the union of one

Babies are increasingly rare in Alaska

CultureDecember 14, 2022

A new report from the Alaska Dept. of Health reveals that Alaska births are continuing their downward spiral with just 9,410 new babies born in 2021. That’s 1,042 fewer births than in 2017 and the lowest number since at least 1992, when there were 11,725

With full support of Alaska’s D.C. delegation, Biden codifies gay marriage

FamilyDecember 14, 2022

President Joe Biden signed a bill that codifies gay marriage across the nation. The Dec. 13 signing took place after Alaska Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski cast crucial votes to help narrowly pass a national gay marriage bill in the U.S. Senate,

How will you respond to a loved one’s LGBTQ gender identity?

FamilyDecember 1, 2022

Editor’s note: The following column explores a hypothetical conversation about LGBTQ gender identity, which is an issue many families grapple with today. Rebecca, a young American in her late 20s, seemed restless today. She anxiously wandered around the

Sen. Sullivan tries to claim his vote for gay ‘marriage’ is really a vote for religious freedom

FaithNovember 30, 2022

One day after voting to enshrine gay ‘marriage’ into federal law, a position that runs contrary to both the Republican Party Platform and his Catholic faith, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan attempted to frame his action as a vote for religious liberty. Sullivan

Alaska’s D.C. delegation has officially turned full blue … for now

FamilyNovember 30, 2022

Senator Lisa Murkowski has been a reliably liberal vote on abortion, marriage and religious liberty for as long as Alaska Family Council has existed. She was appointed by her father, Frank Murkowski, in 2002. Representative Mary Peltola just recently became

Federal gay ‘marriage’ bill passes Senate thanks to Alaska Sens. Sullivan and Murkowski

FaithNovember 29, 2022

If it were not for the two votes of Alaska’s U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, Senate Democrats would not have been able to pass their controversial bill that will codify same-sex “marriage” into federal law. Sullivan and Murkowski,

Sullivan & Murkowski again break with GOP colleagues to advance same-sex ‘marriage’

FaithNovember 28, 2022

Alaska’s U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski once again broke with the vast majority of their Republican colleagues to help advance the Democrat’s controversial bill that seeks to codify same-sex “marriage” into federal law. The so-called

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